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From what I hear and read, "50 Shades of Grey" presents a philosophy that can be summed up by this brief exchange in the movie: •Anastasia Steele: "What would I get out of this?" •Christian Grey: "Me." Apparently, that's good enough for Anastasia. If that image of young women bothers you, have I got a sport for you: Women's roller derby, represented locally by the Orlando Psycho City Derby Girls, who begin their sixth season Sunday at 5 p.m. with a "mashup" performance at Semoran Skateway off Highway 436 in Casselberry. The title of the event? "My Bloody Valentine." How great is that? Full disclosure: I have...

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From what I hear and read, "50 Shades of Grey" presents a philosophy that can be summed up by this brief exchange in the movie:
•Anastasia Steele: "What would I get out of this?"
•Christian Grey: "Me."
Apparently, that's...

At the time, it was too early for P.J. Williams to say whether he was ready to leave for the NFL.
Williams, a lifelong FSU fan, was dejected and disappointed just minutes after the Seminoles’ 59-20 loss to Oregon in the Rose Bowl. It was just the third...

Bill Belichick's mantra is "Do Your Job." As a law-abiding citizen who likes to see nice guys finish first, my job always has been to hate the Patriots.
I'm not the only employee on that loading dock. New England is the second-most hated team...

Bill Belichick, greatest coach of this NFL generation.
And looks like he is on his way to becoming greatest NFL coach of all-time.
He’s got the four Super Bowl rings to prove it now, after New England’s thrilling comeback victory against Seattle in...

They say the NFL is the most popular game in America.
Apparently, it's pretty cool.
Sure would be nice to have pro football in Florida.
What they are playing now in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa can't be pro football.
It's not even a good...

OK, let's start the year by answering the most important question that nags our nation:
Who is America's Team?
•Is it Seattle, winner of the last Super Bowl and current favorite to win the next? No. Quick quiz! Point to Seattle on the map. Nice try...

Eat your vegetables!
Bobby Sena didn't want to sound like an old goat, but that was his message to neighborhood kids who were turning into blobs.
"They weren't going outside," he said. "They were playing video games and eating at...

Mark Harmon's "NCIS" was the most-watched program in Central Florida last week, but "The Walking Dead" was easily the favorite with young adults.
The most-watched programs for the week in viewers:
1. "NCIS," CBS, 229,571
...

UPDATED: "Dancing With the Stars" scored a mixed victory Monday night. The dance contest helped ABC pull in the most viewers among the broadcast networks. But with the 18-to-49 age group, ABC ranked fourth.
The night's most-watched show was...

PITTSBURGH - At home on “Monday Night Football,” the Pittsburgh Steelers are next to impossible to beat.
They proved it yet again with a stirring comeback, rallying from 13 points down in the first half to beat the Houston Texans 30-23.
The Steelers...

Monday was another good night for the networks of the Walt Disney Co.
ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" drew 14.3 million viewers, the night's biggest audience. It was also the most-watched "Dancing" episode this season. Could it be that...

JACKSONVILLE — No opposing receivers running free.
No Jaguars defensive backs waving their arms in frustration and looking back in disbelief.
Despite the 17-9 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday at EverBank Field, the Jaguars' secondary appeared to take a step...

Jacksonville Jaguars mascot Jaxson de Ville may be the self-proclaimed coolest mascot in the NFL, but his Ebola joke on Sunday landed him in hot water.
During the Jaguars' home game against the Steelers -- with a crowd that had thousands of Pittsburgh...

Five things for today in Orlando and Central Florida: The Orchid Garden is back; SunRail has been accident-prone; Blake Bortles played well, but Jags lose; and more.
1. Tech and business reporter Paul Brinkman has the story on The Orchid Garden, a hidden...

You're living in Sheldon Cooper territory. Back-to-back episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" were the most-watched prime-time programs last week in Central Florida.
The ratings indicate that new series were sampled during the new TV season's first...

UPDATED: The lineup in local public-affairs programming this weekend:
Rob Bortles, father of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, talks to host Matt Austin on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. WKMG will air the...

Nailed it.
Soon you will encounter my predictions for Week Six of the NFL season. Last week one featured game involved the aggressive Cincinnati Bengals attacking the reeling New England Patriots. I said that the game would be a blowout with a 26-point...

Let's talk about Philadelphia sports fans. Are they really the worst people in the country?
Seems like a fair question when you look at the body of evidence. Some examples:
•A man in a Santa suit was booed at an Eagles game in 1968, which started...

UPDATED: Ratings for the past week show that Orlando viewers are very happy to have the NFL back.
Three games were the most-watched telecasts for the week. NFL-related programming took five of the Top 10 slots. Here are the Top 10 for the week that ended...

With the NFL going to CBS on Thursday, the TV schedule takes a few changes this week.
The "Thursday Night Football" lineup starts with the Steelers playing the Ravens in Baltimore. CBS is showing the games along with the NFL Network until the...